OSU football: Recruit from Cleveland will not be charged

The path to finally signing a letter of intent with Ohio State now seems open for Chris Carter.

The path to finally signing a letter of intent with Ohio State now seems open for Chris Carter.

The offensive lineman from Cleveland John F. Kennedy will not be charged in a case that began with his arrest last week for suspected misdemeanor sexual imposition.

Cleveland spokeswoman Maureen Harper said today that the city prosecutor's office concluded its investigation Friday, and "after a full review, there was not enough evidence of sexual contact to charge Mr. Carter with a crime."

Carter had been accused of fondling several girls at his school as he measured them for ROTC uniforms.

The OSU coaching staff held open Carter's spot in the 2011 class while they waited for the outcome of the legal case.